Oral care device

By designing an oral care device that integrates a tweezer-like elastic handle with a silicone brush head, the problems of limited functionality and safety hazards of existing tools are solved, enabling multifunctional oral care that can be operated with one hand, thus improving care efficiency and safety.

CN224099466UActive Publication Date: 2026-04-10THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF HENAN UNIV OF SCI & TECH
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF HENAN UNIV OF SCI & TECH
Filing Date
2025-04-07
Publication Date
2026-04-10

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Technical Problem

Existing oral care tools have limited functions, are cumbersome to operate, have poor clamping stability, and pose safety hazards, making them unsuitable for critically ill patients, children, and postoperative patients.

Method used

An oral care device integrating a tweezer-shaped flexible handle with a silicone brush head was designed. Combined with a negative pressure device, it enables single-handed operation for rinsing, cleaning, and clamping. The tweezer head has a serrated anti-slip texture and silicone bristles, and adopts a fully silicone flexible structure to avoid scratches.

Benefits of technology

It improves the convenience and safety of oral care, reduces the probability of injury from misoperation, adapts to different oral morphologies, and reduces the operational fatigue of medical staff.

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Abstract

An oral care device relates to the technical field of oral care and comprises a hollow elastic handle of a tweezers-shaped structure, the elastic handle comprises a holding portion and two tweezers arms, a first water pumping opening and a through hole communicated with an inner cavity of the elastic handle are formed in the end of the holding portion, and a pressing portion is arranged on the lower portion of the middle of the elastic handle. A water injection pipe is arranged in the elastic handle; the tail ends of the two tweezers arms are fixedly connected with tweezers heads, sawtooth anti-skid textures are arranged on the occlusal surfaces of the tweezers heads, silica gel bristles are arranged on the other three surfaces of the tweezers heads, and the tweezers heads are provided with water outlets and second water pumping ports; one end of the water injection pipe extending into the elastic handle is fixedly connected with the water outlet, and the other end penetrates through the through hole and is connected with the water injection device. The tweezers and the silica gel brush head are integrally designed, the silica gel tweezers replace metal materials, the multifunctional toothbrush is suitable for multi-scene requirements of tooth cleaning, medicine smearing, dressing clamping and the like, foreign body sensation is reduced, the holding comfort is improved through the lightweight design and the anti-slip handle, the risk of multi-tool switching is avoided, and the probability of misoperation injury is reduced.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to oral care technical field especially, relate to a kind of oral care device. BACKGROUND

[0002] At present, medical oral care tools are mostly used for clinical patient oral care and cleaning, but part of the critically ill patients cannot use the existing oral care toothbrush, need to use forceps to pick up cotton ball for nursing and cleaning, and the traditional metal forceps are easy to scratch patient's gums, and if patient does not cooperate, it will lead to cotton ball drop, the emergence of mis-swallowing phenomenon.Therefore, the traditional oral care tool has the following problems:

[0003] 1. Single function: toothbrush and forceps need to be used in turns, the operation is cumbersome, and the functions of flushing, cleaning and clamping cannot be realized simultaneously.

[0004] 2. Poor clamping stability of existing forceps: the surface of metal forceps is smooth, the friction is insufficient, and the cotton ball is easy to slip off when being clamped, which affects the nursing efficiency.

[0005] 3. Safety hazard: the tip of metal forceps is easy to scratch patient's gums or oral mucosa, especially in the case of fuzzy nursing consciousness or child patients, the risk is higher.

[0006] In order to improve the safety and convenience of oral care tools, the oral care device is improved. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0007] The utility model solves the technical problem that: provide a kind of oral care device, can effectively solve the use drawback of prior art, improve the safety and convenience of oral care tool.

[0008] In order to realize the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model adopts the technical scheme that: an oral care device, comprising a hollow elastic handle in the shape of forceps, the elastic handle includes a holding part and two forceps arms, the end of the holding part is provided with a first water suction port connected with a negative pressure device and a through hole communicating with the inner cavity of the elastic handle, a pressing part is arranged at the middle lower part of the elastic handle, and a water injection pipe is arranged in the elastic handle;The tip of the two forceps arms is fixedly connected with a forceps head, and the two forceps arms are in an open state by the elastic force, the occlusal surface of the forceps head is provided with sawtooth anti-skid texture, the remaining three surfaces of the forceps head are provided with medical silica gel bristles, the outer side and the occlusal surface of the forceps head are provided with a water outlet and a second water suction port, and the second water suction port communicates with the first water suction port and the cavity of the elastic handle;The end of the water injection pipe inserted into the elastic handle is fixedly connected with the water outlet, and the other end penetrates through the through hole and is connected with a water injection device.

[0009] As a preferred scheme, the position of the water outlet on the surface of the forceps head is higher than the position of the second water suction port.

[0010] As a preferred solution, the occlusal surface of the tweezers head is provided with a plurality of serrations, and the serrations and the tooth grooves between two adjacent serrations are staggered and can be embedded into each other.

[0011] As a preferred solution, the pressing part is arranged on one side surface of the elastic handle, and the surface is provided with anti-skid texture.

[0012] As a preferred solution, nano zinc oxide particles are added to the silica gel material of the tweezers head and the silica gel bristles.

[0013] As a preferred solution, the elastic handle is made of plastic material.

[0014] As a preferred solution, the first water suction port is detachably connected with the negative pressure device.

[0015] According to the above technical solution, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:

[0016] 1. The tweezers and the silica gel brush head are integrally designed (external brush and internal tweezers), which is suitable for multiple scene requirements such as cleaning teeth, applying medicine and clamping dressings, avoids the risk of switching multiple tools, reduces the probability of misoperation injury, the silica gel surface texture increases the friction, and the tweezers adaptively deform, so that the cotton ball is stably clamped and prevented from slipping.

[0017] 2. The elastic handle is provided with a pressing part to cooperate with the external negative pressure device, the external negative pressure device is triggered by pressing the pressing part with one hand, and the flushing and suction can be completed by one-handed operation, thereby improving the continuity of nursing.

[0018] 3. The silica gel tweezers replace the metal material, the elastic contact surface avoids scratching the gums, and is especially suitable for children, the elderly and postoperative sensitive patients, the full-silica flexible structure is suitable for different oral cavity shapes, reduces the foreign body sensation, the lightweight design and the anti-skid handle improve the holding comfort, and reduce the operation fatigue of medical staff. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic view of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 It is a left view. Figure 1

[0021] Marked in the figure: 1. first water suction port, 2. elastic handle, 3. pressing part, 4, water outlet, 5. silica gel bristles, 6. second water suction port, 7. water injection pipe. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The utility model will be further described in detail in combination with the drawings and specific embodiments.

[0023] ​The structure, proportion, size and the like shown in the drawings of the specification are only used to cooperate with the content disclosed in the specification, to be understood and read by those skilled in the art, and are not used to limit the implementation conditions of the utility model, so they do not have technical significance. Any modification of the structure, change of the proportion relationship or adjustment of the size, without affecting the functions and purposes that can be achieved by the utility model, should still fall within the scope of the technical content disclosed by the utility model.

[0024] At the same time, it should be noted that, unless otherwise stated, the meaning of "multiple" is two or more; the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front end", "rear end" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, only for the purpose of describing the utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, therefore it cannot be understood as a limitation on the utility model. The change or adjustment of its relative relationship is also considered as the scope of the utility model that can be implemented without substantially changing the technical content. In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third" and the like are only for descriptive purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0025] As shown in Figures 1-2 An oral care device, comprising a hollow elastic handle 2 in the shape of a forceps, which is made of plastic material. The elastic handle 2 comprises a holding part and two forceps arms, the end of the holding part is provided with a first water suction port 1 detachably connected with a negative pressure device and a through hole communicating with the inner cavity of the elastic handle 2, and a pressing part 3 is arranged at the middle lower part of the elastic handle 2, the pressing part 3 is arranged on one side of the elastic handle 2, and the surface is provided with anti-skid texture to facilitate one-handed operation of the user. The elastic handle 2 is provided with a water injection pipe 7.

[0026] The ends of the two forceps arms are fixedly connected with forceps heads, the two forceps arms are in an open state relying on elastic force, the occlusal surface of the forceps head is provided with sawtooth anti-skid texture, the occlusal surface of the forceps head is provided with a plurality of sawteeth, the tooth groove is arranged between adjacent two sawteeth, and the sawteeth and the tooth groove of the occlusal surfaces of the two forceps heads are arranged staggered and can be embedded with each other. The remaining three surfaces of the forceps head are provided with medical silica gel bristles 5, and nano zinc oxide particles are added to the silica gel material of the forceps head and the silica gel bristles 5.

[0027] The forceps and the silica gel brush head are designed in an integrated manner (outer brush and inner forceps), which is suitable for multiple scene requirements such as cleaning teeth, applying medicine and clamping dressings, avoids the risk of switching multiple tools, reduces the probability of misoperation injury, the silica gel surface texture increases the friction force, combined with the self-adaptive deformation characteristics of the forceps, the cotton ball is stably clamped and anti-slip.

[0028] The outer side and the occlusal surface of the tweezers head are provided with a water outlet 4 and a second water suction outlet 6, the position of the water outlet 4 of the tweezers head surface is higher than the position of the second water suction outlet 6; the second water suction outlet 6 is communicated with the first water suction outlet 1 and the cavity of the elastic handle 2; one end of the water injection pipe 7 extending into the interior of the elastic handle is fixedly connected with the water outlet 4, and the other end penetrates through the through hole and is connected with the water injection device. The pressing part provided on the elastic handle cooperates with the external negative pressure device, the external negative pressure device is triggered by pressing the pressing part with one hand, and the flushing and suction can be completed by one-handed operation, so that the nursing continuity is improved.

[0029] The silicone tweezers replace the metal material, the elastic contact surface avoids scratching the gums, and is especially suitable for children, the elderly and postoperative sensitive patients, the full-silicone flexible structure is suitable for different oral cavity shapes, the foreign body sensation is reduced, the lightweight design and the anti-skid handle improve the holding comfort, and the fatigue of the medical staff is reduced.

[0030] The utility model mainly applies to oral nursing of clinical patients, and can also be used in scenes such as family daily oral nursing.

[0031] In use, physiological saline is injected into the water injection pipe 7, in the oral nursing process, the physiological saline flows out from the water outlet 4, and the three-silicone-brush 5 of the pressing part is used for cleaning the teeth and gums of the patient; the pressing part 3 of the pressing hand-held part 2 is pressed, the first water suction outlet 1 is connected with the external suction device, the suction device is opened to have the suction function, so that the negative pressure environment exists in the interior of the elastic handle 2, the excess liquid in the oral cavity of the patient is sucked out from the second water suction outlet 6, and then the liquid is directly sucked out through the first water suction outlet 1, and the cleaning of the oral cavity is completed.

[0032] When the patient is inconvenient to use the silicone brush 5, the cotton ball soaked in physiological saline is clamped through the occlusal surface of the tweezers head, in the use process, the physiological saline can also be injected through the water injection pipe 7, and then the cotton ball is continuously wetted through the water outlet 4, so that the oral cavity of the patient is cleaned.

[0033] It should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the utility model, but the utility model is not limited to the above embodiments, and any simple modification, equivalent change and modification according to the technical essence of the utility model are all within the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. An oral care device characterized by: The hollow elastic handle (2) comprising tweezers-like structure comprises a holding part and two tweezers arms, the end of the holding part is provided with a first water suction port (1) connected with a negative pressure device and a through hole through the inner cavity of the elastic handle (2), the middle lower part of the elastic handle (2) is provided with a pressing part (3), and the elastic handle (2) is provided with a water injection pipe (7); The end of each of the two tweezers arms is fixedly connected with a tweezers head, the two tweezers arms are in an open state by elastic force, the occlusal surface of the tweezers head is provided with sawtooth anti-skid texture, the remaining three surfaces of the tweezers head are provided with medical silica gel bristles (5), the outer side and the occlusal surface of the tweezers head are provided with water outlets (4) and second water suction ports (6), the second water suction ports (6) are through the cavities of the first water suction port (1) and the elastic handle (2). The end of the water injection pipe (7) extending into the elastic handle is fixedly connected with the water outlet (4), and the other end is connected with a water injection device through the through hole.

2. An oral care device according to claim 1, wherein: The position of the water outlet (4) on the surface of the tweezers head is higher than that of the second water suction port (6).

3. An oral care device according to claim 1 characterised in that: The occlusal surface of the tweezers head is provided with a plurality of sawteeth, a tooth groove is arranged between adjacent two sawteeth, the sawteeth of the occlusal surfaces of the two tweezers heads are staggered and can be embedded into each other.

4. An oral care device according to claim 1 characterised in that: The pressing part (3) is arranged on one side surface of the elastic handle (2) and is provided with anti-skid texture on the surface.

5. An oral care device according to claim 1 characterised in that: The elastic handle (2) is made of plastic material.

6. An oral care device according to claim 1 characterised in that: The first water suction port (1) is detachably connected with the negative pressure device.